TY - JOUR
T1 - The study of cardiovascular risk in adolescents - ERICA
T2 - Rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in Brazilian adolescents
AU - Bloch, Katia Vergetti
AU - Szklo, Moyses
AU - Kuschnir, Maria Cristina C.
AU - De Azevedo Abreu, Gabriela
AU - Barufaldi, Laura Augusta
AU - Klein, Carlos Henrique
AU - De Vasconcelos, Maurício T.L.
AU - Da Veiga, Glória Valéria
AU - Figueiredo, Valeska C.
AU - Dias, Adriano
AU - Moraes, Ana Julia Pantoja
AU - Souza, Ana Luiza Lima
AU - De Oliveira, Ana Mayra Andrade
AU - Schaan, Beatriz D.Argord
AU - Tavares, Bruno Mendes
AU - De Oliveira, Cecília Lacroix
AU - De Freitas Cunha, Cristiane
AU - Giannini, Denise Tavares
AU - Belfort, Dilson Rodrigues
AU - Ribas, Dulce Lopes Barboza
AU - Santos, Eduardo Lima
AU - De Leon, Elisa Brosina
AU - Fujimori, Elizabeth
AU - Oliveira, Elizabete Regina Araújo
AU - Magliano, Erika Da Silva
AU - De Assis Guedes Vasconcelos, Francisco
AU - Azevedo, George Dantas
AU - Brunken, Gisela Soares
AU - Dias, Glauber Monteiro
AU - Filho, Heleno R.Correa
AU - Monteiro, Maria Inês
AU - Guimarães, Isabel Cristina Britto
AU - Neto, José Rocha Faria
AU - Oliveira, Juliana Souza
AU - De Carvalho, Kenia Mara B.
AU - De Oliveira Gonçalves, Luis Gonzaga
AU - Santos, Marize M.
AU - Muniz, Pascoal Torres
AU - Veiga Jardim, Paulo César B.
AU - Ferreira, Pedro Antônio Muniz
AU - Montenegro, Renan Magalhães
AU - Gurgel, Ricardo Queiroz
AU - Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro
AU - Vasconcelos, Sandra Mary
AU - Da Matta, Sandro Silva
AU - Martins, Stella Maris Seixas
AU - Goldberg, Tamara Beres Lederer
AU - Da Silva, Thiago Luiz Nogueira
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Bloch et al.
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - Background: The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (Portuguese acronym, "ERICA") is a multicenter, school-based country-wide cross-sectional study funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which aims at estimating the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including those included in the definition of the metabolic syndrome, in a random sample of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in Brazilian cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Approximately 85,000 students were assessed in public and private schools. Brazil is a continental country with a heterogeneous population of 190 million living in its five main geographic regions (North, Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast). ERICA is a pioneering study that will assess the prevalence rates of cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian adolescents using a sample with national and regional representativeness. This paper describes the rationale, design and procedures of ERICA. Methods/Design: Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire using an electronic device, in order to obtain information on demographic and lifestyle characteristics, including physical activity, smoking, alcohol intake, sleeping hours, common mental disorders and reproductive and oral health. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24-hour dietary recall. Anthropometric measures (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure were also be measured. Blood was collected from a subsample of approximately 44,000 adolescents for measurements of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin and fasting insulin. Discussion: The study findings will be instrumental to the development of public policies aiming at the prevention of obesity, atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes in an adolescent population.
AB - Background: The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (Portuguese acronym, "ERICA") is a multicenter, school-based country-wide cross-sectional study funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which aims at estimating the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including those included in the definition of the metabolic syndrome, in a random sample of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in Brazilian cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Approximately 85,000 students were assessed in public and private schools. Brazil is a continental country with a heterogeneous population of 190 million living in its five main geographic regions (North, Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast). ERICA is a pioneering study that will assess the prevalence rates of cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian adolescents using a sample with national and regional representativeness. This paper describes the rationale, design and procedures of ERICA. Methods/Design: Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire using an electronic device, in order to obtain information on demographic and lifestyle characteristics, including physical activity, smoking, alcohol intake, sleeping hours, common mental disorders and reproductive and oral health. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24-hour dietary recall. Anthropometric measures (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure were also be measured. Blood was collected from a subsample of approximately 44,000 adolescents for measurements of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin and fasting insulin. Discussion: The study findings will be instrumental to the development of public policies aiming at the prevention of obesity, atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes in an adolescent population.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Cardiovascular diseases
KW - Metabolic syndrome X
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U2 - 10.1186/s12889-015-1442-x
DO - 10.1186/s12889-015-1442-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 25880653
AN - SCOPUS:84924258590
SN - 1471-2458
VL - 15
JO - BMC public health
JF - BMC public health
IS - 1
M1 - 94
ER -